The Price of Diversity
By charging writers such high fees, these literary institutions seal themselves off from what they claim to seek: diversity of talent, diversity of experience, diversity of voice.
Features & Reviews
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The Hope of Floating Has Carried Us This Far by Quintan Ana Wikswo
Erin Wilcox reviews The Hope of Floating Has Carried Us This Far by Quintan Ana Wikswo today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with J. Ryan Stradal
J. Ryan Stradal talks about his debut novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest and why the rise of the American foodie has less to do with hipsters than you might think.
The Rumpus Interview with Megan Kruse
Author Megan Kruse talks about her debut novel, Call Me Home, queer characters in rural places, sibling relationships, and how the music of Lucinda Williams inspires her.
Last Mass by Jamie Iredell
Meghan Lamb reviews Last Mass by Jamie Iredell today in Rumpus Books.
The Last Book I Loved: Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
What makes a person who they are? Is evil born or made?
The Last Two Seconds by Mary Jo Bang
Anna Ziering reviews Mary Jo Bang's The Last Two Seconds today in Rumpus Poetry.
The Rumpus Interview with Susan Shapiro
Susan Shapiro discusses her latest novel, What’s Never Said, her Instant Gratification Takes Too Long teaching method, and new anti-dating rules between faculty and students at universities such as Harvard and Yale.
Press Start to Play edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams
Graham Oliver reviews Press Start to Play edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams today in Rumpus Books.
“Happily Ever After” for African-American Romance Novelists
Romance novels can’t erase the past, and the present. Chapter by chapter, they do strive toward agency.
No House to Call My Home by Ryan Berg
Nathan Smith reviews No House to Call My Home by Ryan Berg today in Rumpus Books.
The Rumpus Interview with Brian Shawver
Author Brian Shawver talks about his new book, Danger on the Page, his novel Aftermath, MFA programs, and why it’s a good thing that writing never stops being hard work.